Hair waver



une 14, 932. E. A. STERLING HAIR WAVER Original Filed May 8, 1929 fg /Z Patented June 14, 1932 PATENT OFFICE BERNARD A. STERLING, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

HAIR WAVER @riginal application led May 8, 1929, Serial No. 361,295. Divided and this application filed January 29,

1980, Serial No. 424,185.

This invention relates to hair wavers and the present application is a division of my copending application Serial No. 361,285, filed May 8, 1929.

The object of the present invention is the provision with a waving device comprising a pair of hair clamping jaw members pivotally connected together at one end of improved' latching means for detachably connecting the other ends of said jaw members.

The improved latch enables the accommodation of various amounts of hair between the jaw members and avoids variationsv in the clamping action by variations in the amount of hair between the j aw members as has been frequently the case heretofore.

A clamping action which is tight and firm or of substantially any desired degree of tightness may be obtained regardless of the 2o amount of hair between the jaw members so long as it does not exceed that which the device is adapted to accommodate. The device is adapted to be very easily applied and removed and when applied is not readily disturbed accidentally.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 `is a top plan view of a device embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the device shown in Figure 1;

Figure 8 is an end view showing the latching means for detachably connecting the ends of the jaw members;

Figure e is an enlarged fragmentary plan view showing the latching means; and

Figure 5 is a detail section taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 4.

The device illustrated comprises a pair of hair clamping jaw members 5 and 6 pivotally connected together at one end at 7 and provided with a latch 8 for detachably connecting the other ends of said jaw members. Each Iiaw member 5 and 6 preferably consists of a flat, generally rectangular block 9 preferably of wood, although fibre or any suitable or preferred heat insulating material may be employed.

The surfaces of the blocks 9 presented to the scalp, in use, are preferably covered with Renewed March 4, 1932.

pads 10 of felt or other equivalent material, these pads being adapted to be attached to the surfaces of the blocks 9 by fish or water glass glue or the like. The inner rubber facings with which these pads are provided in the previous application of which this is a division are preferably omitted.

As in the parent application, the lower inner longitudinal edges of the jaw members 5 and 6 are preferably rounded or removed as indicated at 11 to avoid sharp corners along the region of entry of the hair between the jaw members 5 and 6. The inner edges of the pads 10 may but need not be cut on a bias. They may be cut off square and with their inner edges substantially flush with or even projecting slightly inwardly of the upper inner edges of the blocks 5 and 6, the rounding or removal of the lower edges of the blocks 9 providing relief and permitting closing of the jaw members without possible binding of the pads 10. The inner edges of the pads are adapted to be pressed up around the rounded or removed lower edges of the blocks 9 when the jaw members are closed upon the hair.

The outer surfaces of the blocks 9 have cross ribs 12 and mounted upon these are the relatively thin metallic plates 13 and 14, one on the jaw member 5 and the other on the jaw member 6, these plates 13 and 14 being secured to the respective blocks 9 by fastening means 15.

The inner longitudinal edge of each plate 13 and 14 has alternate integral lugs 16 and 17, the lugs 16 being turned down substantially normal to the planes of the respective plates and the lugs 17 being upset and turned in to form with the adjacent sides of the blocks 9 channels for receiving strips of relatively live yielding rubber or equivalent material yieldingly facing the inner edges of the jaw members 5 and 6.

The strips 18 are of generally T-shaped cross section and with the outer faces of the heads 19 preferably projecting from the plates 13 and 14 to provide freely yielding jaws for gripping the hair, the blocks 9 being suitably grooved for the inner legs lof the strips 18 in the manner of the copending parent application. The outer faces of the heads 19 are grooved longitudinally at 20 and the lugs 16 are disposed along the base edges of the inner legs of the strips 18.

The plates 13 and 14 are stiffened by metallic plates and 26 sui-mounting the plates 13 and 14 and secured to the blocks 9 by the securing means 15. These plates 25 and 26 have inwardly extending integral lugs 27 which extend into cooperation with the base legs of the strips 18 between the lugs 17. The strips 18 are open to atmosphere and well aerated by the channel-like edge holders therefor and at the same time are adapted to be conveniently removed and inserted for facility of renewal.

At one end the plate 26 has an integral lateral tab 30 extending over across and pivoted at 7 to the adjacent end of the plate 25. This pivot 7 forms the pivotal connection between the aw members 5 and 6 about which said jaw members are adapted to be closed upon or opened from the hair. Tab 30 has an integral tongue 32 struck up normal thereto and provided with an open fork 33 for rotatably supporting the adjacent end of the curler 34. At its opposite end the plate 14 has an integral tongue 35 turned up normal thereto and provided with a journal portion 36 for the opposite end of the curler 34. Tongue forms one-half of the journal for this end of the curler and the opposite half of this journal is formed by tongue 37 integral with and struck up at substantially right angles from the adjacent end of the opposite plate 13. Adjacent tongues 36 and 37 the plate 13 has a lateral tongue 40 which as the jaw members are closed moves between a pair of tongues 42 formed integral with the plate 14 with one deflected out of the plane of the plate 14 sufiiciently to permit the tongue 40 to be engaged between it and the other tongue for the purpose of locking the outer ends of the jaw members, when closed, against relative movement in a direction at right angles to the plane of opening and closing movement of said jaw members. The outer end of the plate 13 is turned down slightly which correspondingly lowers the outer side of the tongue and .further facilitates engagement between the tongues 42.

Pivoted at upon the outer side of the tongue 35 is an arm 51 freely swingable about the pivot 50 and threaded at its outer end at 52 to receive a thumb nut 53. The outer end of the arm 51 is provided with a flange or shoulder 54 for limiting outward movement of the nut 53 along the stem 51. lhen jaw members 5 and 6 are closed the arm 51 is adapted to be swung down between a pair of upstanding lugs 55, one integral with and up-turned from the plate 13 and the other integral with and 11p-turned from the plate 25, the adjacent ends of the plates 13 and 25 being preferably additionally secured together adjacent the lugs 55. Upon swinging the arm 51 down between the lugs 55 the thumb nut 53 may be screwed or tightened up against the outer edges of the lugs 55 te bind or clamp the j aws tightly together and independently of the amount of hair between the jaw members. In order to open the device, the nut 53 is threaded outwardly along the stem 51 to disenga e it from the lugs 55 suiliciently to permit tie arm 51 to be swu; 1g upwardly from position between said lugs 55 whereupon the jaw members 5 and 6 may be swung apart in the manner illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1. The arm 51 may be provided with stop shoulder means 58.

The adjustability of the nut member 52 on the latch arm 51 enables the accommodation of various amounts of hair between the jaw members and avoids variations in the clamping action by variations in the amount of hair between the aw members, as frequently the case heretofore, and a clamping action which is tight and iirm or of substantially any desired degree of tightness may be obtained regardless of the amount of hair between the jaw members so long as the amount is within the capacity of the device.

The curler 34 is of the construction illustrated in my copending application already referred to. It comprises a metal spool with a retainer pivoted at one end to one end of the curler 34 at 61. One end of the curler 34 is provided with an integral journal 62 adapted to be held rotatably between the journaling tongues 36 and 37 and thc opposite end of the curler' is provided with a 'journaling stem 63 which, when the curler is mounted upon the clamp and protector, is rotatably held in the open fork Outwardly of the journaling stem 63 the curler has a finger piece 64 for turning the same to wind the hair thereon. At its opposite end the curler has teeth or splines 65 forming a holding ratchet which cooperates with a spring pawl 66 mounted upon the adjacent end of the plate 14. The cooperation of the pawl 66 with the ratchet 65 is such that the pawl will ride yieldingly over the teeth of the ratchet and permit turning of the curler in one direction but will engage the teeth of the ratchet and prevent unwinding or turning of the curler in the opposite direction.

The journal portion 37 being separated from the journal portion 36 in the opening movement of the aw members, the pawl 66 is released from the ratchet automatically by the opening movement of the jaw membeis.

In use the latch 8 is released and the jaw members 5 and 6 are separated. The curler is detached, the retainer 60 being swung away from the curler and the hair is wound about the curler whereupon the retainer is closed thereon. The jaw members are closed upon the hair and upon winding the hair upon the curler the curler is mounted upon the clamp and protector and may be turned or rotated by means of the finger piece to tension the wave. Upon tensioning the hair a heater may be applied in the manner more fully disclosed in my copending application already referred to and upon completion of the Wave the heater is removed and the jaw members released and swung to open position to release the hair and to release the curler from mounted position upon said jaw members.

I claim 1. A hair waver clamp comprising a pair of clamping jaw members pivotally connected together at one vend to swing relatively to each other in the same plane and having cooperating edges and means at the free ends of said jaw members for detachably securing said fore ends with the cooperating edges in proXimate clamping position comprising a receiving element extending from one of said jaw members in angular relation to said plane, a pivoted element on the other of said jaw members adapted to swing in coplanar relation with respect to said receiving element for reception thereby, and adjustable means carried by said pivoted element and cooperable with said receiving element for drawing the free ends of said jaw members together, said receiving and pivoted elements and said adjustable means being disposed in spaced relation to the plane of said jaw members in cooperative relation.

2. A hair Waver clamp comprising a pair of clamping jaw members pivotally connected together at one end to swing relatively to each other in the same plane and having cooperating edges and means at the free ends of said jaw members for detachably securing said fore ends with the cooperating edges in proximate clamping position comprising a receiving element extending from one of said jaw members in a plane normal to said plane, a pivot-ed element on the other of said jaw members adapted to swing in a plane normal to the plane of said jaw members for cooperative engagement with said receiving element, stop means on said pivoted element adapted to cooperate with said receiving element to limit the cooperative engagement of said elements whereby said pivoted element will extend in a plane parallel to the plane of said jaw members in operative position, and adjustable means carried by said pivoted element and cooperable with said receiving element for drawing the free ends of said jaw members together, said receiving and pivoted elements and said adjustable means being disposed in spaced relation to the plane of said jaw members in cooperative relation.

3. A hair Waver clamp comprising a pair of clamping jaw members pivotally connected together at one end to swing relatively to each other in the same plane and having cooperating edges, and means at the free ends of said aw members for detachably securing said fore ends with the cooperating edges in proximate clamping position comprising a substantially U-shaped receiving element eX- tending from the free end of one of said jaw members in a plane normal to the plane of said jaw members, a rod pivoted to the other of said jaw members and adapted to swing in coplanar relation to said receiving element, said receiving element having converging guide portions to guide said rod into cooperative relation therewith, a stop shoulder on said rod adapted to cooperate with said receiving element to maintain said rod in a plane substantially parallel with the plane of said jaw members in cooperative relation, and adjustable means on said rod adapted to cooperate with said receiving element for drawing the free ends of said jaw members t0- gether, said securing means being disposed in spaced relation to that plane of said jaw members in the clamping position thereof.

4. A hair waving clamp comprising a pair of jaw members formed of wood, pads of insulating material secured to the bottom surface of said jaw members for engagement with the scalp of a subject, a pair of juxtaposed plates carried by each of said jaw members and providing a pivoted connection at one end of the clamp whereby, said jaw members are adapted to swing in the same plane, the plates of one of said jaw members terminating in the free end thereof in an upwardly extending receiving element of substantially U-shaped configuration, one of the plates of the other jaw members terminating in an upwardly extending tongue, a rod pivotally connected to said tongue and adapted to be swung into engagement with said receiving element, and an adjustable nut threaded on said rod and adapted to engage said receiving element to draw said aw members together, said rod and nut being disposed in spaced relation above the plane of said jaw members in the cooperative position of said rod and receiving elements.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 25th day of January, 1930.

BERNARD A. STERLNG. 

